Snap shot of New York, July 2013

I had to clear some space on my mac-air drive and came across some photos I took last year in New York that I had forgot ever taking. Citi-Bike had just started, the Occupation of Wall Street was still fresh in everyones memories, and everywhere there was a sense that spatial rights were being renegotiated. My impressions are all in the captions. Feel free to add yours with a comment.

order and chaos

when you get sick of walking

Don’t stand still, or you will be chained to

no contingency plans

the butterfly effect

action hero set-up and posture

Citi-Bike less of an eye-sore than parked cars

don’t internalise others’ anxieties

before the removal of traffic lights

before cycle logistics

knives on the street

indicator species

Impeccable taste in track bikes

Another route neutralised

as the crow flies

shirt matched to cap and just the right the saddle bag for every occasion

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I was there at the same time – July 2013 – spent 4 days riding Citibike around. I found the cycling environment much better than Sydney – it was flat, and the general road environment in the Citibike areas was quite bike friendly, perhaps with the exception of midtown Manhattan, and anywhere too close to the bridges. I spent my first few minutes getting outraged about people blocking bike lanes, but this quickly faded. The general chaos and disorderliness and lawlessness reminded me of cycling in developing countries such as Vietnam. But very fertile ground for cycling to become a dominant force.